14-16 April ’04 Wed, Thur, & Friday. First off WE HAVE OUR CAMPER VAN !!! We picked up “Bumble Bee” on Wednesday afternoon. The paper work was not what I had expected. A short but concise purchase and sale agreement and transfer of title. Done ! We had noticed on one of our train trips that Ikea was in the area so we ask for directions and headed out to see if they had any thing we could us for our van. It also gave us a chance to drive the streets, use a map under driving conditions, watch for bicycles, and or course pedestrians all at once. It was about what you would expect. A lot of yelling and cursing on our part and only one finger on other drivers part. We did find a few things at Ikea, It took us 3 days a lot of gas and headaches but Bumble Bee Goldie is ready for action. I (Louise) have this awful cold that just wants to hang on, so as you can imagine, I’m not easy to get along with. We are cooking in our home now. So far so good. The hard part will be not buying too much food. As we have very little space and the frig only works when we are hooked to electricity. This camp ground is okay, not as clean as I would like, but it works. It is costing us about $18. euros a day. Laundry costs 6 euros to wash and dry. Food costs are about the same as home. Dutch is a strange language, and it is impossible to figure out what some foods are. The homes are beautiful some with thatched roofs. We are in the country with lots of horses, cows and sheep. Of course with all of the canals there are lots of ducks and chickens. Today we are going into town to use the internet and sight see a bit. The weather is still warm and sunny. Should be 20 C to day.